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April 24, 1981 Dr. David Byron Roll pauses during his convocation speech Thursday. Dr. Roll told the Wildcat Theater audience they shouldn't let labels such as natural or synthetic determine their diets. Cortez Award Winners Announced by Peterson Winners in the 1980-81 Honors Program Cortez Faculty and Student Achievement Awards competition have been announced by Levi Peterson, director of the program. The faculty category winners were: First place- Dale Hawkins, for his book manuscript, "You Are a Genius! Creative Thinking Proves It"; Second place- Gordon Allred, for his book manuscript, "The Breath of Life-Characterization in Modern Literature"; Third place- Richard Roberts, for his article, "Walking Tours of Ogden."; Prizes awarded in th faculty category were $500 for first, $200 for second and $100 for third. In the student category, two entries tied for first and thus split the combined first and second place prizes, the winners were: Frank M. Decaria, for his collection of poems, "The Skyship Odyssey and Other Poems: A Chapbook"; and, Eunice M. Schlenker for her ceramic piece with a descriptive essay, "Visions For a Creative Change." Each winner in the student category recieved a prize of $125. The theme for this years contest was "Visions For a Creative Change." Awards will be presented at a special convocation to be held May 6 at noon in the Union Building Litle Theater. Inside QUOTables Club Clips 2 "Laws are like spider Collegiate Corner 3 webs - let some poor Editorials 4 creature come up against Beach Bust 5 one and he s caught; but ISU Banquet 6 a bigger one can break Price is Right! 7 through and get away". Unclassifieds 8 Solon 655 B.C. U-wwM WEBER STATETOLLEGE I H n hn i .I, ,m y, J v.-. I L.. ..J ft., ..-J V, .- J ... . T. ..In -f-J f i 'i r 1 . ) QGDEN UTAH fc.,,.,n,., V i i Volume 42 Issue 44 Roll Addresses Convocation Speaker Rejects Food 'Myths' "An expert is someone from out of town that shows slides," said Dr. David Byron Roll at Thursdays convocation, "and I guess I qualify." Roll is a Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Utah. He came to Weber in connection with Allied Health week to speak on 'Food Fads'. He described fads as "a lot of irrational nonsense," and reminded the audience that, while many some fads may be harmless, others may be dangerous. "We have the idea that if it's natural, it's good. But that's just not true,"-Roll said. He listed several unhealthy naturals such as tobacco and poison mushrooms. He said that it was natural to uproot a carrot and eat it dirty and then die of dysentary. He labeled as dangerous the myth that synthetic is bad. Most synthetic foods have been heavily tested. Natural foods are often not and many of them contain toxic 'natural' chemicals. In fact, all substances are poisons, but the dose is the important part. Small doses are safe. Roll listed food hazards which include food additives. He said that additives are a minor threat to health. Listed as more dangerous were microbiological (food poisoning), nutritional, environmental, and -natural toxicants in food. When commenting on the vitamin fad, Roll said "never before have so many vitamins gone to so little use." He stated that it did make for fertile sewage. Roll said that, while, supplementary vitamins were fine, huge amounts were unnecessary. ''Amounts should compare to natural diets." Roll said that there was not much relation between diet and serious illness. "This solution is too simplistic," he said. "In this country we may be healthier than we think... Death caused by heart and vascular disease have decreased by 20 percent." He explained that cancer has increased because people live longer and older people get more cancer. The only type of cancer that has increased in young adults is lung cancer among women, caused by cigarette smoking. Roll also cited obesity as less of a problem than it seems. He said that being 10 percent overweight was not unhealthy. "In fact, longevity is improved if you are a little overweight." He said that many dieters regain lost weight because diets are only effective if eating habits change. Rolls last comments were a warning. "Be wary of people who complain about our diet-they are trying to sell you something." V Spring fever struck the Weber State campus this week, sending students swarming to catch the sun. Here, Dave Crimm combines some study time with some sun time to the betterment of both GPA and tan. (Photo by Mike Smith)

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April 24, 1981 Dr. David Byron Roll pauses during his convocation speech Thursday. Dr. Roll told the Wildcat Theater audience they shouldn't let labels such as natural or synthetic determine their diets. Cortez Award Winners Announced by Peterson Winners in the 1980-81 Honors Program Cortez Faculty and Student Achievement Awards competition have been announced by Levi Peterson, director of the program. The faculty category winners were: First place- Dale Hawkins, for his book manuscript, "You Are a Genius! Creative Thinking Proves It"; Second place- Gordon Allred, for his book manuscript, "The Breath of Life-Characterization in Modern Literature"; Third place- Richard Roberts, for his article, "Walking Tours of Ogden."; Prizes awarded in th faculty category were $500 for first, $200 for second and $100 for third. In the student category, two entries tied for first and thus split the combined first and second place prizes, the winners were: Frank M. Decaria, for his collection of poems, "The Skyship Odyssey and Other Poems: A Chapbook"; and, Eunice M. Schlenker for her ceramic piece with a descriptive essay, "Visions For a Creative Change." Each winner in the student category recieved a prize of $125. The theme for this years contest was "Visions For a Creative Change." Awards will be presented at a special convocation to be held May 6 at noon in the Union Building Litle Theater. Inside QUOTables Club Clips 2 "Laws are like spider Collegiate Corner 3 webs - let some poor Editorials 4 creature come up against Beach Bust 5 one and he s caught; but ISU Banquet 6 a bigger one can break Price is Right! 7 through and get away". Unclassifieds 8 Solon 655 B.C. U-wwM WEBER STATETOLLEGE I H n hn i .I, ,m y, J v.-. I L.. ..J ft., ..-J V, .- J ... . T. ..In -f-J f i 'i r 1 . ) QGDEN UTAH fc.,,.,n,., V i i Volume 42 Issue 44 Roll Addresses Convocation Speaker Rejects Food 'Myths' "An expert is someone from out of town that shows slides," said Dr. David Byron Roll at Thursdays convocation, "and I guess I qualify." Roll is a Professor of Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Utah. He came to Weber in connection with Allied Health week to speak on 'Food Fads'. He described fads as "a lot of irrational nonsense," and reminded the audience that, while many some fads may be harmless, others may be dangerous. "We have the idea that if it's natural, it's good. But that's just not true,"-Roll said. He listed several unhealthy naturals such as tobacco and poison mushrooms. He said that it was natural to uproot a carrot and eat it dirty and then die of dysentary. He labeled as dangerous the myth that synthetic is bad. Most synthetic foods have been heavily tested. Natural foods are often not and many of them contain toxic 'natural' chemicals. In fact, all substances are poisons, but the dose is the important part. Small doses are safe. Roll listed food hazards which include food additives. He said that additives are a minor threat to health. Listed as more dangerous were microbiological (food poisoning), nutritional, environmental, and -natural toxicants in food. When commenting on the vitamin fad, Roll said "never before have so many vitamins gone to so little use." He stated that it did make for fertile sewage. Roll said that, while, supplementary vitamins were fine, huge amounts were unnecessary. ''Amounts should compare to natural diets." Roll said that there was not much relation between diet and serious illness. "This solution is too simplistic," he said. "In this country we may be healthier than we think... Death caused by heart and vascular disease have decreased by 20 percent." He explained that cancer has increased because people live longer and older people get more cancer. The only type of cancer that has increased in young adults is lung cancer among women, caused by cigarette smoking. Roll also cited obesity as less of a problem than it seems. He said that being 10 percent overweight was not unhealthy. "In fact, longevity is improved if you are a little overweight." He said that many dieters regain lost weight because diets are only effective if eating habits change. Rolls last comments were a warning. "Be wary of people who complain about our diet-they are trying to sell you something." V Spring fever struck the Weber State campus this week, sending students swarming to catch the sun. Here, Dave Crimm combines some study time with some sun time to the betterment of both GPA and tan. (Photo by Mike Smith)